Monday, March 7, 2016

Poetry in Stone - 30

This is thirtieth in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. The ancient temples showcase  sculptural work that is unmatched anywhere in the world.



A beautiful Shivalinga at Parasurameswara Temple in Bhubaneshwar, the unique feature is that there are several miniature Shivalinga carved on it. It is said t there are all together 1000 on them.



The external wall of the Jain Temples inside the Golden Fort at Jaisalmer has several beautiful sculptures carved on them.


One of the many carvings on the ceiling of Thousand Pillar Basadi at Moodabidri.


At A.S.I Museum in Shimoga there are several sculptures excavated from various locations in India. They are on display in the lawn of the museum.

23 comments:

  1. Amazing, Awesome pics.

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  2. The Lingaraj temple in orrissa so beautiful.. but inside photography is prohibited..:(

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  3. Awesome,Happy Shivratri

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  4. Unique shivalinga! The external wall of the Jain temples exhibits quite graceful work

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  5. Absolutely breathtaking photos! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you well!

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  6. They are awesome!

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  7. Anonymous10:36

    These are so gorgeous!

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  8. You are so right about your countries sculptures. They are unique in the whole world and a wonderful cultural treasure for the whole world. I still wish I knew more about the artists who created them.

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  9. Beautiful sculptures.

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  10. wonderful carvings... how creative some artists are.... just wonderful .


    Have a nice ABC-Day / - Week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)

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  11. Really great and beautiful stoneworks.
    Greetings from Germany

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  12. The first image reminds me of giant thimble.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  13. wonderful photography;
    you live in such a wonderful country;

    Best wishes,

    Di.x
    ABCW team.

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  14. Boa tarde, imagens maravilhosas excelentemente captadas.
    AG

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  15. Definitely poetry in stone ~ beautiful and wonderful photos

    Wishing you a happy week ~ ^_^

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  16. Such incredible detail and artwork.

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  17. India is ever fascinating.

    ROG, ABCW

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  18. Poetry in stone! Rajesh, this is amazing. I feel as though words are no longer sufficient to convey my thanks... but words will have to do. Thank you for your love of India! Amy

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  19. Wow! Beautiful pictures.

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  20. Shivling's design is very unique . Your's this series is very informative .

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  21. 1000 shivlingas carved in one single linga sounds interesting!

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